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INDIANAPOLIS – After several years away from touring the country on a full-time basis, Dale Blaney will return to chase the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions title this season. Blaney, a six-time All Star champion, will drive for Sam McGhee Motorsports in the No. 11 sprinter, as one of the sport’s most decorated veterans joins forces with one of its youngest team owners. The team will utilize Maxim Chassis and Fisher Racing Engines in their pursuit of the All Star championship. Blaney, from Hartford, Ohio, takes the reins of the Sam McGhee entry from former driver Ryan Smith. “I guess this is where Dale Blaney gets to go back and hopefully be Dale Blaney again,” joked Blaney. “We’ll find out before too long, but I can’t say thanks enough to the McGhees for giving me this opportunity. When Ryan went back to Pennsylvania, it opened up a seat and I just gave Mike and Sam a call to see what we might be able to put together. … [Read more...] about Dale Blaney Returning To All Star Circuit Of Champions

JC Reindl Detroit Free Press Published 5:35 PM EST Jan 21, 2019 A long-empty building in Detroit that had a trashed interior with trees growing on its roof reopened Monday following a top-to-bottom renovation as an extended-stay hotel downtown. The new 110-room hotel, called The Element at the Metropolitan, fills the old Metropolitan Building, 33 John R, which had sat vacant since 1979. It is the first Element by Westin hotel in the state, a brand owned by Marriott International with environmentally-friendly designs and features. Nightly rates start at $189. The 14-story Neo-Gothic structure opened in 1925 and for many years was nicknamed the jewelers building for the large number of diamond cutters and goldsmiths who worked there. When those businesses closed, the building fell into deep decay in the 1980s and 1990s and ownership reverted to the city. More: Detroit's Metropolitan … [Read more...] about This once-trashed downtown Detroit building has reopened.

Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer Published 5:21 PM EST Jan 21, 2019 Tokyo – Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn is promising to wear an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, give up his passport and pay for security guards approved by prosecutors to gain release from detention on bail. Ghosn, 64, has been in custody since his arrest on Nov. 19. He was due for a bail hearing Monday. A Tokyo court rejected his request for bail last week. “As the court considers my bail application, I want to emphasize that I will reside in Japan and respect any and all bail conditions the court concludes are warranted,” he said in a statement shared with The Associated Press through a representative of Ghosn and his family. He has been charged with falsifying financial reports in underreporting his compensation from Nissan Motor Co., and breach of trust in having Nissan shoulder investment losses and pay a Saudi businessman. “I am not guilty of the charges against … [Read more...] about Ex-Nissan chairman asks for bail, promises not to flee

Updated 4:38 pm CST, Monday, January 21, 2019 Nineteen-year-old Wilbur Martinez-Guzman was arrested Saturday in Carson City and is being held on burglary and other charges. Recommended Video Authorities say they expect to file murder charges soon. Nineteen-year-old Wilbur Martinez-Guzman was arrested Saturday in Carson City and is being held on burglary and other charges. Recommended Video Authorities say they expect to file murder charges soon. Photo: Washoe County Sheriff's Office Photo: Washoe County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 Nineteen-year-old Wilbur Martinez-Guzman was arrested Saturday in Carson City and is being held on burglary and other charges. Recommended Video Authorities say they expect to file murder charges soon. … [Read more...] about Man linked to 4 killings suspected of being in US illegally

By Lomi Kriel Published 1:51 pm CST, Monday, January 21, 2019 Central American families turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents near McAllen last month. In the fifth week of a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump's proposed border wall, Trump offered a deal to Democrats to include some humanitarian assistance and 3-year protections for immigrants with DACA and TPS in exchange for $5.7 billion for his wall. less Central American families turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents near McAllen last month. In the fifth week of a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump's proposed border wall, Trump offered ... more Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Image … [Read more...] about Explainer: Why Trump’s proposal to end the shutdown isn’t exactly sweet for Democrats